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Giant pangasius (Pangasius sanitwongsei) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pangasius sanitwongsei

Common Name
Giant pangasius

Biology
Fins are pigmented with dusky melanophores. First soft ray in dorsal, pectoral and pelvic fins prolonged into a filament (Ref. 4792). Broad head; black tips on first few anal-fin rays in individuals of all sizes, particularly in juveniles; palatine and vomerine teeth united into a single long crescentic patch (Ref. 12693). Mouth wide, its width 5.5-5.9 times in SL (Ref. 43281).

Classification

Classified By
Smith, 1931
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Catfish (Siluriformes)
Family
Shark catfishes (Pangasiidae)

Distribution

Region
Asia
Distribution
Asia: Chao Phraya and Mekong basins.
Range
25°N - 9°N

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)
Trophic Level
3.99 s.e. 0.66 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
False
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
True
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
300 cm
Common Length
50.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Very high vulnerability (90 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless (Ref. 4537)
IUCN Red List Status
  Critically Endangered (CR) (A2acd)